Misbah (newspaper)
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at |
| Founder(s) | Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad |
| Publisher | al-Sharikat al-Islamiyyah |
| Founded | December 15, 1926 (in Urdu) |
| Ceased publication | July 1947-April 1950, mid-2010s-June 3, 2022 |
| Relaunched | June 3, 2022 (as an English-language weekly) |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sister newspapers | The Weekly Al Hakam |
| Website | themisbah.org |
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Misbah (Arabic: مصباح, romanized: miṣbāḥ, IPA: [misˤ.baːħ], literally "lamp", "light" or "luminary") is an English-language, Islamic women's newspaper, published weekly by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at.
History
Ahmadi Khatun:'
The earliest publication exclusively for the women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community dates back to 1912. It was called Ahmadi Khatun. Its publication was started by Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani (editor Al Hakam) on the behest of Hazrat Hakim Maulvi Nuruddin. However, Ahmadi Khatun ceased publication in 1916.[1]
Ta’dib-un-Nisa:'
It was relaunched in March 1923 and Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad chose the name Ta’dib-un-Nisa for it. It was published for about two years and reported on the various efforts by the women of the Community.[2]
After Ta’dib-un-Nisa ceased publication, a dedicated segment in the Daily Al-Fazl was allocated for articles published by the women of the Community.
Misbah:'
Once the organisation of Lajna Imaillah, the women’s auxiliary organisation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, had been established on strong footings, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad launched Misbah on 15 December 1926,[3] upon the suggestion of various members of the Community, the most prominent among them being Hazrat Qazi Muhammad Zuhuruddin Akmal and his wife Sikkinat-un-Nisa.[4] Misbah comprised 16 pages and was published fortnightly.[5][6] It started as "a monthly magazine" and served as a "gazette and forum", "popular" among the women of the Community.[7]
Upon further consolidation of Lajna Imaillah, with permission from Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Misbah was brought under the exclusive supervision of Lajna Imaillah on 27 May 1947.[8] However, due to uncertainties surrounding the partition of India, its publication was delayed until April 1950.[9] It began regular publication from Rabwah, Pakistan in April 1950 under the editorship of Amatullah Khurshid. [10]
Significance
Misbah was launched at a time when the literacy rate for women in British India ranged between just 1.8-2.9%.[11] It provided the female members of the Community an exclusive platform to discuss issues related to them and to join the Community’s general efforts towards, what they considered, "the propagation of Islam Ahmadiyyat."[12] Ahmadi women considered Misbah "a good source of their learning" wherein their own writings were published.[13]
Censorship of the Misbah
Ahmadi newspapers and magazines such as Misbah have been frequently banned in Pakistan[14] if articles in them are considered to offend the religious feelings of orthodox Muslims[15] since at least as early as 1985.[16] The Government of Pakistan began banning specific issues of the Misbah before forcing it to cease publication altogether. Misbah continued publishing until the mid-2010s when it was ordered to be banned on the recommendation of a board of clerics constituted by the then chief minister of Punjab.[17]
References
- ↑ Syedah, Hazrat Maryam Siddiqah, ed. (December 1970). Tarikh Lajna Imaillah (in Urdu). 1 (1st ed.). Rabwah, Pakistan: Lajna Imaillah Markaziyyah. p. 33.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Syedah, Hazrat Maryam Siddiqah, ed. (December 1970). Tarikh Lajna Imaillah (in Urdu). 1 (1st ed.). Rabwah, Pakistan: Lajna Imaillah Markaziyyah. p. 148.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Shahid, Maulana Dost Muhammad (2007). Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat (PDF) (in Urdu). 28. District. Gurdaspur (Punjab) India: Nazarat Nashr-o-Ishaat Qadian. p. 150.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Syedah, Hazrat Maryam Siddiqah, ed. (December 1970). Tarikh Lajna Imaillah (in Urdu). 1 (1st ed.). Rabwah, Pakistan: Lajna Imaillah Markaziyyah. p. 184.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Tarikh Lajna Imaillah (in Urdu). 1. 1970. pp. 183-185.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Thurston Titus, Murray (1930). Indian Islam: A religious history of Islam in India. Oxford University Press. p. 227. Search this book on
- ↑ Soofi, N.R.A.G. (May 1973). "Moon in the East - A short biography of the late Khalifat-ul-Masih II". The Review of Religions. LXVIII, No. 5: 171.
- ↑ Siddiqah, Maryam (27 May 1947). ""Ahmadi Behnon Ke Liyey Aik Khushkhabri Awr Unki Khidmat Mein Kuch Guzarishaat"". Al Fazl. p. 6.
- ↑ Shahid, Maulana Dost Muhammad (2007). Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat (PDF) (in Urdu). 14. District. Gurdaspur (Punjab) India: Nazarat Nashr-o-Ishaat Qadian. p. 216.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Syedah, Hazrat Maryam Siddiqah, ed. (1970). Tarikh Lajna Imaillah (in Urdu). 1 (1st ed.). Rabwah, Pakistan: Lajna Imaillah Markaziyyah. pp. 183–185.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Census 2011: Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio in India Since 1901 to 2011". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ Aḥmad, Hazrat Mirza Bashīruddīn Maḥmūd (2008–2014). Awvār al-ʻUlūm (PDF) (in Urdu). 9. Qādiān: Nazarat Nashr-o-Isha'at Qadian (published June 2008). p. 412. ISBN 81-7912-168-2. OCLC 974513090.CS1 maint: Date format (link) CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:0 - ↑ DFAT Country Information Report Pakistan (PDF). Australia: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). 20 February 2019. p. 40. Search this book on
- ↑ Pakistan: Violations of human rights of Ahmadis (PDF). Amnesty International. September 1991. p. 8. Search this book on
- ↑ "Pakistan government forfeits publications". The Muslim. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). 17 April 1985. p. 8.
- ↑ Takkar, Mashal Khan (7 November 2015). "Pakistan, A living hell for religious minorities, but where is the International community". The Voice Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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